2012 Canadian IMP Menu 4 - Beef Pot Roast w Mushroom Sauce
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 2:42 pm
My very first review, spurred on by the contest:
Paper bag with foil lining. Easy to open,everything securely packaged.
Main dish, Mexican Rice, Tortillas (for some reason) and apple sauce for desert.
Accessories including both raspberry jam and drink.
As others have pointed out, the drink mixing bag stands on its own, but hard to get a good shot of that. Some people are down on those zip lock bags, but I love 'em. Way easier than trying to mix in a cup. I fill to the second (fruit drink) line before adding powder.
Sports drink nutritional information.
I prepared the rice first, since it required boiling water which I would later be putting the entree into.
This bag also stands up in its own. Good thing because there's no way to re-seal it while it rehydrates.
I don't quite understand the point of including tortillas instead of bread, so I improvised:
Didn't quite work out as the rolling made the tortillas tear. Tasted pasty and dry, but the jam & peanut butter were flavourful and good. I would have rather just had two peanut butters though. Less dripping through the holes.
Rice is ready! Be sure to mix the rice thoroughly. Get into the corners, where the flavour is. Recommend stirring before and after adding water. Package says sit for 10 minutes, I recommend leaving it longer to ensure rehydration. Almost no spice, especially compared to American MRE Mexican Rice. Adding Mrs Dash or hot sauce would kick it up, but I didn't bother.
Nutritional information for the entree.
The main course has so many mushrooms, you can’t tell there’s a hunk of beef in there!
Tender juicy meat; Easy to break apart with spoon.
Too Salty though, and the sports drink chaser means even more sodium. Needs bread to sop up the gravy. Medium done-ness. No pink center, uniform colour. I'll definitely eat this again.
Strawberry (not Raspberry this time?) Apple Sauce nutritional information.
Its more like apple soup, and has that same brownish colour that all ration fruit seems to have. Tastes just fine. It is what it is: apple puree with a hint of strawberry.
I didn’t consume the FudgeeOs, coffee, tea, gum or candy. I did use the wetnap to clean up the jam drippings.
Paper bag with foil lining. Easy to open,everything securely packaged.
Main dish, Mexican Rice, Tortillas (for some reason) and apple sauce for desert.
Accessories including both raspberry jam and drink.
As others have pointed out, the drink mixing bag stands on its own, but hard to get a good shot of that. Some people are down on those zip lock bags, but I love 'em. Way easier than trying to mix in a cup. I fill to the second (fruit drink) line before adding powder.
Sports drink nutritional information.
I prepared the rice first, since it required boiling water which I would later be putting the entree into.
This bag also stands up in its own. Good thing because there's no way to re-seal it while it rehydrates.
I don't quite understand the point of including tortillas instead of bread, so I improvised:
Didn't quite work out as the rolling made the tortillas tear. Tasted pasty and dry, but the jam & peanut butter were flavourful and good. I would have rather just had two peanut butters though. Less dripping through the holes.
Rice is ready! Be sure to mix the rice thoroughly. Get into the corners, where the flavour is. Recommend stirring before and after adding water. Package says sit for 10 minutes, I recommend leaving it longer to ensure rehydration. Almost no spice, especially compared to American MRE Mexican Rice. Adding Mrs Dash or hot sauce would kick it up, but I didn't bother.
Nutritional information for the entree.
The main course has so many mushrooms, you can’t tell there’s a hunk of beef in there!
Tender juicy meat; Easy to break apart with spoon.
Too Salty though, and the sports drink chaser means even more sodium. Needs bread to sop up the gravy. Medium done-ness. No pink center, uniform colour. I'll definitely eat this again.
Strawberry (not Raspberry this time?) Apple Sauce nutritional information.
Its more like apple soup, and has that same brownish colour that all ration fruit seems to have. Tastes just fine. It is what it is: apple puree with a hint of strawberry.
I didn’t consume the FudgeeOs, coffee, tea, gum or candy. I did use the wetnap to clean up the jam drippings.
